Claude Account Bans, Suspensions and Appeals

A user says U-cards carry high fees and that paying for Claude with one got their account banned.

After their App Store Claude Max 5x subscription was banned, the user's new account was charged for a Pro upgrade that never applied and got linked to the banned account; they are now requesting a refund.

A user says their Claude account was permanently banned after a review, sharing a screenshot and expressing frustration.

A user's Claude Max subscription bought via the App Store was banned; their appeal was rejected and support said the US side was out of reach, leaving them venting online.

A user asks in a reply thread how to use Claude reliably, saying both of their accounts have been banned.

A user shares their anti-ban setup: a whole-home router with a fixed Japan VPS node, keeping Claude Pro unbanned for four days, with low latency from Guangdong Mobile.

A user says Claude bans seem arbitrary, noting that during the June wave even a free account unused for months (previously Pro) was banned.

The author checks Anthropic's official docs and finds no basis for a viral post claiming Claude now supports China, accepts UnionPay, and can unban suspended accounts.

The poster lost data in a past ban, so now uses only Claude Desktop on a new account and keeps everything worth saving locally to limit losses.

The author says several Claude accounts were banned, yet still found a way back to the service and moved key notes into Obsidian as insurance.

A user says many people lose their Claude accounts right after paying, and shares a strategy of using cheaper AIs for bulk work and Claude only where it matters.

The author complains about daily checks on IP, environment and risk controls for fear of a sudden Claude ban, yet keeps figuring out how to get back in after repeated bans.